Man's death, truck fire under investigation in Harriman State Park

Harriman State Park employee's identity not released

10:03 PM,
Feb. 16, 2014

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Authorities are investigating the death of a state parks employee whose truck caught fire late Sunday morning near Silver Mine Lake.

The victim, a park employee whose identity has not been released, was found around 11:30 a.m. in the state-owned truck in the main parking lot at Silver Mine Lake.

He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, where he was pronounced dead, according to Randy Simons, a public information officer for the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. ...